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PHAR 100 5.2 Herbal Drugs Exam Questions and Answers
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PHAR 100: 5.2 Herbal Drugs ExamQuestions and Answers
Herbal iidrugs iirefer iito ii- iiAnswers ii-plants iior iiplant iiparts iithat iiare iiused iito iiprevent iior
iitreat iiillness, iior iiimprove iihealth.
Approximately ii__% iiof iithe iiworld's iipopulation iiis iireported iito iiuse iiherbal iidrugs iifor
iitreatment iiof iiillness iiand iidisease. iiThe iiuse iiof iiherbal iidrugs iiis iigaining iipopularity iiin
iiCanada. ii- iiAnswers ii-80%
two iifactors iithat iidrive iiherbal iidrug iiuse. ii- iiAnswers ii-general iipublic; iimanufacturers
iiand iiretailers
How iihas iithe iigeneral iipublic iidriven iiherbal iidrug iiuse? ii- iiAnswers ii-Herbal iidrugs iihave
iigained iipopularity iiin iipart iidue iito iithe iidesire iiof iithe iigeneral iipublic iito iiuse iinatural
iiproducts, iiwhich iithey iibelieve iiare iisafer iithan iiconventional iior iiallopathic iimedications.
iiIt iiis iiimportant iito iiunderstand iithat iiboth iinatural iiand iihuman-made iichemicals iican iibe
iitoxic. iiIn iifact, iibotulinum iitoxin, iiwhich iiis iiproduced iinaturally iiby iia iimicroorganism, iiis
iione iiof iithe iimost iitoxic iisubstances iiknown iito iiscience.
How iihave iimanufacturers iiand iiretailers iidriven iiherbal iidrug iiuse? ii- iiAnswers ii-They
iipromote iithese iiproducts iifor iifinancial iigain. iiThe iiestimated iisales iiof iiherbal iiproducts
iiin iiCanada iiare iiin iiexcess iiof iitwo iibillion iidollars iiannually.
Give iia iiBrief iiHistory iiof iiHerbal iiDrugs ii- iiAnswers ii-The iipractice iiof iimedicine iiprior iito
iithe ii1940s iidepended iion iia iilarge iinumber iiof iinatural iiproducts, iiincluding iiopium. iiThe
ii1950s iiheralded iithe iiera iiof iithe iipurified iinatural iiproduct ii(e.g., iimorphine iireplaced
iiopium). iiThe iipharmaceutical iiindustry iideveloped iithousands iiof iisynthetic iidrugs.
iiMany iiof iitoday's iidrugs iiare iistill iiderived iifrom iithese iinatural iisources.
Medicinal/herbal iiproducts iican iibe iiclassified iiinto iifour iimain iicategories: ii- iiAnswers ii-
allopathic iimedicine; iiherbal iimedicine; iiphytopharmaceuticals; iiallopathic
iiphytopharmaceuticals
Allopathic iiMedicine ii- iiAnswers ii-refers iito iidrugs iiused iiby iimainstream iimedicine.
iiThese iidrugs iihave iia iidrug iiidentification iinumber ii(D iiI iiN) iifrom iiHealth iiCanada iiand
iihave iiundergone iifull iitesting iifor iisafety iiand iiefficacy.
Herbal iimedicine ii- iiAnswers ii-refers iito iiplant iiproducts iibeing iisold iito iitreat iia iicondition
iiand iido iinot iihave iia iiD iiI iiN. iiThese iiproducts, iiwhich iiare iioften iiunpurified, iioften iilack
iiphase ii3 iiclinical iitrial iidata.
, Phytopharmaceuticals ii- iiAnswers ii-refer iito iidrugs iiobtained iifrom iiplants iiwhich iiare
iipurified iiand iiused iiat iitherapeutic iidoses iiwith iiscientific iievidence iiof iiefficacy iiand
iidocumented iitoxicity.
Allopathic iiphytopharmaceuticals ii- iiAnswers ii-refer iito iidrugs iiobtained iiand iipurified
iifrom iiplants iithat iimeet iiall iithe iirequirements iiof iia iidrug ii(i.e., iifull iisafety iiand iiefficacy
iievaluation, iiD iiI iiN), iiand iitherefore iihave iifull iistatus iias iia iidrug.
Value iiof iiPlants iifor iiPharmaceuticals ii- iiAnswers ii-Plants iihave iia iinumber iiof iiuses iiin
iithe iipreparation iiof iiboth iiherbal iiand iiallopathic iidrugs. iiThey iiare iia iidirect iisource iiof
iisome iitherapeutic iiagents. iiPlants iialso iiprovide iia iisource iiof iiraw iimaterial iifor iithe
iimanufacture iiof iimodified iisemi-synthetic iicompounds iiwith iialtered iiproperties, iisuch
iias iiincreased iiefficacy.
Problems iiAssociated iiwith iiHerbals: iiLack iiof iiEfficacy iiand iiSafety iiData ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-
One iiof iithe iiproblems iiwith iiherbals iiis iithe iilack iiof iirandomized iicontrolled iitrials
iievaluating iiefficacy iiand iisafety iiof iiherbals. iiIn iifact, iiR iiC iiTs iihave iibeen iiconducted
iifor iionly iia iifew iiherbals.
Problems iiAssociated iiwith iiHerbals: iiInterpreting iithe iiLiterature ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-Another
iiproblem iiassociated iiwith iiherbals iiis iihaving iito iicarefully iiinterpret iithe iiliterature. iiThe
iiliterature iiaimed iiat iithe iigeneral iipublic iioften iioverstates iithe iiefficacy iiof iiherbal
iipreparations. iiThe iiNatural iiMedicines iiComprehensive iiDatabase iiis iirecognized iias
iithe iigo-to iiresource iifor iievidence-based iiinformation iion iiherbal iimedicines.
The iidatabase iirates iieffectiveness iiof iiherbal iiproducts iion iia iiscale: ii- iiAnswers ii-
effective, iilikely iieffective, iipossibly iieffective, iilikely iiineffective, iipossibly iiineffective, iior
iiinsufficient iievidence iito iirate iieffectiveness.
Problems iiassociated iiwith iiherbals: iiLack iiof iiStandardization ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-Current
iilegislation iishould iiaddress iithe iiproblem iiof iiquality iicontrol iiduring iithe iimanufacture iiof
iiherbal iiproducts. iiCompliance iiwith iiappropriate iistandards iiof iipurity iiand iicontent iiwill
iidepend iion iithe iiextent iiof iiinspections iiby iiHealth iiCanada.
Problems iiassociated iiwith iiherbals: iiIntentional iiadulteration ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-is iithe
iiaddition iiof iisubstances iiother iithan iithe iiherbal. iiFor iiexample, iiinactive iimaterials iiand
iidyes iito iiincrease iiweight, iiand iiallopathic iidrugs iito iiincrease iithe iieffectiveness iiof iithe
iidrugs, iisuch iias iicocaine, iiN iiS iiA iiI iiDs, iiestrogens, iiand/or iisildenafil ii(Viagra), iihave iiall
iibeen iifound iiin iiherbals iimarketed iias iipure iisubstances.
Problems iiassociated iiwith iiherbals: iiDiffering iiGlobal iiStandards ii- ii- iiAnswers ii-
Manufacturing iifacilities iiand iiprocesses iiin iiother iicountries iimay iinot iibe iiinspected
iiusing iithe iisame iistandards iiused iiin iiCanada.
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